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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16159, 13 March 1918, Page 9

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(By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) METALS. (Received March... 12th, 8.50 p.m..) LONDON, Marobll. Tin—Spot £320, three months £317. Silver—nor oz. Other metals unchanged. SHARES. Waihi, buyers 37s 9d, sellers 38s 9d. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLEDREPORT. The !Dep«rtment of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce has received the following cablegram, dated London, March 9th, 1913, from, the High Commissioner iot New Zealand. (Note: Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot):— Meat.—-Wholesale maximum prices of imported meat have been raised and are now same as English; mutton and lamb; 13d; beef, 12£ d. Supplies consist chiefly of imported meat. " Butter and Cheese.—No change since last report. In active demand, with short supplies. Supplies, consist chiefly cf Argentine and colonial. No stocks of French, Danish, or Irish on the market. Hemp. —Manila liemp market steady, and fair business doing. New Zealand continues in active demand if shipment has already been made. Business cannot bo done forward shipment. Wheat and Oats. —Market quiet and steady; no change in prices.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. (BY OUIt COMMERCIAL EDITOR.) Tuesday Evening. i A visit south as far as the Taieri shows that with a few exceptions reap- ' ing has been fiiiishod, although south of Timaru there is still a considerable quantity of grain in stook. Threshing and stacking are being proceeded with, and another fortnight or threo weeks' fine weather will see all the grain in stack or sack. South of Timaru tho grain crop does not show so many signs of being weathered as further north. There has been a steady sale for wheat, the better milling samples being in keen demand. Most of the badly discoloured and ' sprouted wheat lias been bought at the maximum price for fowl wheat of 5s Bd, f.o.b. Oats are still scarce, as the wheat crop is being put through the milte first. There is a keen enquiry at late rates. Oatsheaf cliaff is also in demand at £4 os to £4 10.s, at country stations, for the better qualities. Tho potato crop right through to Ota go and Southland appears to have been affected by blight, but, excepting in odd instances, the tops hare not been blackened off, and are still greon, though most of the leaf has gone. It is therefore expected that the tubers will turn out fairly so tin d, Jiut this cannot b> ascertained for certain until the dig- ! «ing of the main crop is under way. The prices offered locally are £3 5s to £3 10s, at country stations, with little business doing at present, though there is a demand for forward delivery. The following are the prices paid to farmers at country stations, free of commission, sacks extra, except where otherwise stated: — Milling wheat, according to Government price. South Island. JanuaryFebruary, and March os lOd. April I>s 10Jd, May os lid, June os lL}d. July 6s, Aueust Gs o}d, f.0.b., North Island 4d additional. Oats.—Algerians. Duns, and Danish 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Gartons 3s 6d to 3s Bd. Barley 5s Gd to os 9d, extra prime to Gs. medium os to os od. Flour.—£ls per ton; 1001b bags £1,3 10s: 50!b bags, £15 15s, 351b ba«"«, £16. Bran.—£3 IQs person. Pollard. —£6 los per ton. Oatmeal. —251b bags £23 per ton, 71b £26 per ton. Oatsheaf Chaff.—From £i to £4 10s per ton. according to quality. Cocksfoot. —10id to Is -per ]b. Ryegrass.—23lb to 261b seed 3s 6d to 4s. extra nrime heavy seed to 4s <sd, lighter seed 2s_6d to 3s. Onions. —Main crop £3 15s. Potatoes.—£3 5; to £3 10s for present or forward delive.y. RAXGIORA MARKET. At tiie Bangiora yards yesterday there was ail entry ol -800 fat sheep,

of which 21-39 were lambs, and . stores. Fats were in good demand, freezing buyers operating freely, an - .! all linos -were sold at satislautory prices. Prime int lambs made '-Us to 30s . lid. good '27s Id to -8s 4d. lighter '24s 3d to '2os 9d, iat ewes Ijßs 9d to 31s 7d. good 26s 2d to 27s <d. medium 24s to 24s 9d, extra prime wethers 36s 3d, prime 30s to 33s fjd. The following were the principal sales: Fat- lambs C. K. Lindsay, 18 at 2Ss 4d; J I<\ Croft. 109 at 30s lid; G. Begg, 13:1 at 27s 2d; R. Bailey. 73 at 28s; J. F. Croft, 234_ at 29s 6d; J. 11. Henderson, 5S at 27s 4d; Thos. O'Roarke, 31 at 27s Id; D. Chapman, IC4 at 27s fid: 13. Fcrgusson, 83 it 25s 9d; J. F. Dawson, 163 at 29s 2d; G. Croft, 29 at 27s (3d; C. Topp, 43 at 29s 4d; H. AVatkins, 13 at 27s Gd; A. Loffhagan, 22 at 27s 8d; J. Thomas, 97 at 28s 9d; D. Chapman. 113 at 29s 3d; J. S. Hiatt. 46 at 2Ss 1(1: \Y. Power. .30 at 29e; .1. Craig, 46 rt 27s 6d ; H. T. jVletherell. 106 at 28s 7d; C. "Waters. 14 at 2Ss; DickofT Bros., 45 at 30s; A. MeMastcr. 45 at 29s 9d: J. Dalziell, 149 at 27s Id; Vorrall Bros., 153 at 26s 4d; J. CibbsBlanton, SI at 29s 9d to 30s 3d.

Fnt ewes—-G. Begg, 26 at 29s 7d; J. Wallace, 12 at 29s 2d; J. F. Dawson, 17 at 30s "Jd; R. Bailey, 42 .'.t 28s 4d ; C. Topp, 10 at 26s 6d; J. >V. TJiatt. 2G at 26s- 2d; B. Fcrgnsson. 94 at 295; 1?. Chapman, 60 at 30s 9d ; M. H. Stokes. 24 at 30s 4d; W. Power, 17 at "'s 9d; Verrall Bros., 26 at 29s 4d: Wright Bros., 7at 24s 9d. Wethers—C. E. Lindsay, 17 at 325; — Williams, 30 at' 30s 9d; Wright Bros., 74 at 31s lid to 32s 4d; J. 1!. Catherwood, 44 at 32s 4d; 0. Topp, 7 at 36s 3d; G. Fergusson, 75 at 32s 7d.

Store sheep—Bo forward ewes at 27s Id, 32 six and qight-tootii owes at 27s 6d. 30 rape lambs at 24s 9d, 31 two and four-tooth ewes at 355. 34 four and five-year-old ewes at 24s 3d, 123 at 27s 3d, 102 lambs at 21s ]od, 77 six and eight-tooth ewes at 32s Cxi, E0 merino wethers at 10s 3d, 435 store lambs at 19s 4d, 204 two and fourtooth wethers at 29s lid, 118 c.we lambs at 26s fid, 170 four, six, and eight-tooth ewes .at 335, 50 wethers ft 27s lid, 104 lambs at 21s Id, 203 four, six, and eight-tooth ewes at 37s 9d, 114 ewe lambs at 23s 6d. 28 four, «ix, and eight-tooth ewes at 36s 3d, 1 03 mixed-sex lambs at 245, S8 ewes i>t 18s lid, 33 at 265. 6d, 34 culls at 235, 20 two and four-tooth ewes at 28s l-d, 92 aged ewes at 20s 4d, 77 failingmoutn ewes at 26s 9d, 27 six-tootii ewes at 38s 3d, 77 four and six-tooth ewes at 335, 121 six-tootli ewes at 34s 3d, 54 wethers at 265, 349 six-to;ith ewes at 34s 6d, 128 four-tooth ewes at 355, 67 failing-mouth ewes at 25s Id, 6'6 rape lambs at 245, 60 at 23s 7d, 59 two-tooth ewes at 31s. 134 at 40s, 165 rape lambs at 34s 3d, 36 wethers at 27s Id, 20 at 255.. Cattle —There was' an entry of ?o head,, which bold at late rates. Pigs—There was an entry of 140. Baconers made 80s to 105s, porkers 655, stores 50s to 635, and small pigs 18b to 30s 6d. In the poultry department roosters made 7s 6d a couple, hens to 3s, pullets 3s Id, ducks 6s. In the produce yards ohicik-wheat made 6s 6d a bushel, oats 4s 6d. grass seed 3s, pigmeal 14s to 17r fid a sadt, oatsheaf chaff 4s to ss, straw chaff Is 6d to 2s, potatoes 10s, tomatoes Id lb. pears 2s a case, apples Is to 3s a case.

EXPORT OF SHEEPSKINS A.ND HIDES. (MESS ASSOCIATION TELHGBAiI.I WELLINGTON, March 12. . The Prime Minister desires that the following be made public:— As the outcome of a conference of f representatives of producers, freezing companies, meat, pelt, and hide exporters, tanners, fellmongers, woolbrokers, and industrial associations, held in Wellington last week to consider important proposals affecting the interests of those present at the conference, the Prime Minister placed himself in communication by telegraph with the High Commissioner and conveycd to liim the sense of the resolutions passed. These are in the direction of providing that slipe wool shall be valued entirely in the Dominion; that the requisition of sheepskins which it was desired in the first instance should bo abandoned, shall now be continued ■with some minor amendments; that the present hides requisition shall be continued in operation to June 30th next; and in so far as lamb pelts are concerned, which are only permitted tt> be shipped to the United Kingdom, the attention of the Home authorities bo drawn to the fact that holders of these find themselves in an unfortunate position as the result of not being able to obtain shipping facilities to the United Kingdom, and in consequence are prevented from on ihem. : ASELBURTON STOCK MARKET. The wet morning, no doufrt, prevented many farmers from ■ attending the sale at Tinwnld yesterday, but, nevertheless, there was a large attendance. There was a very large entry of fat and store sheep. Bidding was spirited from the commencement of the sale, and very few pens were passed at auction. The yarding of fat sheep aggregated 7153, and comprised 1518 ewes, 452 wethers, and 5183 lambs. Mr R. Holland, Tinwald, topped the market in ewes, and sold 43 at 33s 4d. Mr W. Langdon. Westerfield, secured 40s Od for wethers, which was the highest price. The top figure for lambs wtis 30s Id. Ewes sold at from 23s I'd to 33s 4d, wethers from 23s 3d to 40s Gd, and lambs from 23s to 30s Id. Owing to the large entry the selling of store sheep was not completed until late in the afternoon. Owing to the special cattle sale beinz held on Monday, there was only one fat heifer yarded, which sold at £10 2e Cd, and a realer at 40s. A heifer in profit sold at £'S los, and a heifer at £5. EGG MARKET REPORT. At the auction sale of guaranteed fresh eggs held yesterday by Harris Bros., every lot was sold at the following prices: First grade hen eggs la 9Jd per dozen, second grade Is Sd per kioaeu, duel; eggs .Is 'Jd to Is 9Jd per dozen. I